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Series I: American Physical Society centennial meeting records

American Physical Society centennial meeting records, 1997-1999

Description of Collection

Repository

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Papers created by

American Physical Society

Size of collection

17 linear feet
2 manuscript boxes
16 records boxes

Short description of collection

The collection consists of the planning and administrative files created for the centennial celebration of the American Physical Society, held in 1999.

Language(s) of collection

English

Collection number:

AR2010940

This professional society of educators, industrial and government research workers, and students of physics and related fields, was established in 1899 to promote the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. It was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection consists of the paper records and media items created prior to and during the centennial celebration of the American Physical Society, held during the annual meeting in 1999. The paper records include the administrative files of Lisa Robillard created during the planning stages of the centennial celebration, as well as several hundred videos of the sessions during the week-long meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20-26, 1999. The paper and computer files include planning documents, steering committee meeting minutes, invitation lists, biographical and reference materials on speakers, releases from speakers, samples of printed documents produced for the centennial including programs, poster, etc. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Beta SP masters and VHS copies of video tape recordings of nearly all of the participants and speakers, including the opening session, plenary sessions, keynote addresses, and Nobel luncheon, as well as the centennial symposia sessions. Most of the symposia have also been reproduced on compact discs, which are also included.

Restrictions on Use and Access

Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old.

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: American Physical Society centennial meeting records

The administrative files are arranged in chronological order by subject matter; the videos and compact discs are arranged alphabetically by title.

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from the American Physical Society in early 2009.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Sandy Johnson in 2010.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], American Physical Society centennial meeting records, 1997-1999. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Administrative Information

Title

Finding Aid to the American Physical Society centennial meeting records, 1997-1999

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives

One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2013

Encoding Information

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Mueller in 2010. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Series I: American Physical Society centennial meeting records

Box 1

Folder 1

Centenary Planning Committee Agenda Book, June 25, 1997

Folder 2

Steering Committee, December 19, 1997

Folder 3

Steering Committee, January 23, 1998

Folder 4

Steering Committee, March 16, 1998

Folder 5

Steering Committee, April 15, 1998

Folder 6

Steering Committee, May 15, 1998

Folder 7

Steering Committee, June 6, 1998

Folder 8

Steering Committee, July 17, 1998

Folder 9

Steering Committee, September 25, 1998

Folder 10

Steering Committee, November 13, 1998

Folder 11

Invitation Lists, 1998

Folder 12

Invitation Letters, 1998-1999

Folder 13

VIP Lists, 1998

Folder 14

Diplomatic List, 1998

Folder 15

IUPAP Invitees, 1998

Folder 16

IUPAP Delegates, 1998-1999

Folder 17

CEISMC Correspondence and Teacher List, 1998-1999

Folder 18

Registration Forms, 1998-1999

Folder 19

Teachers, 1998-1999

Folder 20

Special Guests, 1998-1999

Folder 21

Agency Exhibits, 1998-1999

Folder 22

Sample Registration Packets, 1999

Folder 23

Various Centennial Publications: Program, Poster, Etc., 1999

Box 2

Folder 1

Delta/Diplomat, 1999

Folder 2

Hotel Information, 1999

Folder 3

Transportation Requests, 1999

Folder 4

Registration Packets, 1999

Folder 5

Gift Baskets, 1999

Folder 6

Centennial Office Information, 1999

Folder 7

Secretary Richardson Dinner, 1999

Folder 8

Congressional Event, Rayburn HOB, April 14, 1999

Folder 9

VIP Luncheon, March 21, 1999

Folder 10

Fernbank Museum Gala, March 21, 1999

Folder 11

International Banquet, 1999

Folder 12

Centennial Plenary I, March 22, 1999

Folder 13

Centennial Plenary II, March 23, 1999

Folder 14

International Plenary, March 20, 1999

Folder 15

Symposia, 1998-1999

Folder 16

Unit Symposia, 1998-1999

Folder 17

Nobel Letters/Current, 1998-1999

Folder 18

Nobel Letters (Final), undated

Folder 19

Nobel Luncheon RSVPs, 1999

Folder 20

Nobel Letters, 1999

Folder 21

Attending Nobel Bios, 1999

Folder 22

Science Advisors Panel, March 22, 1999

Folder 23

Science Advisors Luncheon/Bromley, March 22, 1999

Folder 24

"A Century of Physics" by Allan Bromley, March 22, 1999

Folder 25

Centennial Meeting Staff Information Packet, March 20-26, 1999

Folder 26

Previously framed photos of former presidential science advisors, No Date

Box 3

Folder 1

Releases, A - M, 1999

Folder 2

Releases, N - Z, 1999

Folder 3

Releases - March 20 - 23, 1999

Folder 4

Releases - March 24 - 26, 1999

Folder 5

Video Files, 1999

Folder 6

Video Background Files, 1999

Folder 7

Centennial Media Report, Part 1, 1998-1999

Folder 8

Centennial Media Report, Part 2, 1998-1999

Folder 9

Centennial Media Report, Part 3, 1998-1999

Folder 10

Centennial Media Report, Part 4, 1998-1999

Folder 11

Physics Works! Control Book, 1999

Folder 12

A Century of Physics Time Line, Wall Chart, & Website Final Report/Clarendon Foundation, July 6, 1999

Lisa Robillard's Computer Files (3 boxes of 3.5" diskettes), 1997-1999

Box 4

Folder 1

Reference Materials - Ahlers, 1999

Folder 2

Reference Materials - Altshuler, 1999

Folder 3

Reference Materials - Backer, 1999

Folder 4

Reference Materials - Bagley, 1999

Folder 5

Reference Materials - Bethe, 1999

Folder 6

Reference Materials - Birgeneau, 1999

Folder 7

Reference Materials - Bloembergen, 1999

Folder 8

Reference Materials - Bromley, 1999

Folder 9

Reference Materials - Burrows, 1999

Folder 10

Reference Materials - Conwell, 1999

Folder 11

Reference Materials - de Gennes, 1999

Folder 12

Reference Materials - Drell, 1999

Folder 13

Reference Materials - Edelheit, 1999

Folder 14

Reference Material - Fones, 1999

Folder 15

Reference Material - Gallison, 1999

Folder 16

Reference Material - Girvin, 1999

Folder 17

Reference Material - Gollub, 1999

Folder 18

Reference Material - Good, 1999

Folder 19

Reference Material - Graessley, 1999

Folder 20

Reference Material - Graham, 1999

Folder 21

Reference Material - Gutzwiller, 1999

Folder 22

Reference Material - Hanson, 1999

Folder 23

Reference Material - Haxton, 1999

Folder 24

Reference Material - Hohenberg, 1999

Folder 25

Reference Material - Holton, 1999

Folder 26

Reference Material - Horn, 1999

Folder 27

Reference Material - Hudson, 1999

Folder 28

Reference Material - Isgur, 1999

Folder 29

Reference Material - Johnson, Harold, 1999

Folder 30

Reference Material - Kautz, 1999

Folder 31

Reference Material - Kaw, 1999

Folder 32

Reference Material - Laughlin, 1999

Folder 33

Reference Material - Layer, 1999

Folder 34

Reference Material - Lederman, 1999

Folder 35

Reference Material - Magnani, 1999

Folder 36

Reference Material - Marcus, 1999

Folder 37

Reference Material - McDermott, 1999

Folder 38

Reference Material - Moore, Gordon, 1999

Folder 39

Reference Material - Mottelson, 1999

Folder 40

Reference Material - Murnane, 1999

Folder 41

Reference Material - Narayanamurti, 1999

Folder 42

Reference Material - Norton, John D., 1999

Folder 43

Reference Material - Olmstead, 1999

Folder 44

Reference Material - O'Neil, Thomas, 1999

Folder 45

Reference Material - Osheroff, 1999

Folder 46

Reference Material - Orszag, 1999

Folder 47

Reference Material - Perl, 1999

Folder 48

Reference Material - Pople, 1999

Folder 49

Reference Material - Ramsey, 1999

Folder 50

Reference Material - Redish, 1999

Folder 51

Reference Material - Rice, Stuart, 1999

Folder 52

Reference Material - Richter, 1999

Folder 53

Reference Material - Rigden, 1999

Folder 54

Reference Material - Ross, John, 1999

Folder 55

Reference Material - Scalapino, 1999

Folder 56

Reference Material - Tobias, 1999

Folder 57

Reference Material - Truhlar, 1999

Folder 58

Reference Material - Turner, Michael, 1999

Folder 59

Reference Material - Vanier, 1999

Folder 60

Reference Material - Walker, Arthur B. C., 1999

Folder 61

Reference Material - Weitz, David, 1999

Folder 62

Reference Material - Whitten, 1999

Folder 63

Reference Material - Winick, 1999

Folder 64

Reference Material - Wolf, Werner, 1999

Box 5

Folder 1

20th Century Developments in In Instrumentation and Measurements, 1999

Folder 2

Applications of Lasers and New Physics, 1999

Folder 3

Atomic Clocks in Science and Technology, 1999

Folder 4

The Atomic Nucleus: A 20th Century Journey into the Microcosm of Matter, 1999

Folder 5

Breakthroughs of Women in Physics, 1999

Box 6

Folder 1

Dynamics since Poincare, 1999

Folder 2

Einstein's Legacy: Probing Nature's Experiments in Gravitational Physics, 1999

Folder 3

Electronic Structure and Semiconductors, 1999

Folder 4

Energy Landscapes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, 1999

Folder 5

Environmental and Medical Applications of Chemical Physics, 1999

Box 7

Folder 1

Fox TV Coverage, 1999

Folder 2

From Particles to Atoms and Galaxies: Physics in all Sizes and by All Peoples, 1999

Folder 3

Steven Hawking's Address, 1999

Folder 4

The History of Chemical Physics, 1999

Folder 5

The History of Magnetism, 1999

Box 8

Folder 1

History of Physics in the National Defense, 1999

Folder 2

The Impact of Computing in Physics, 1999

Folder 3

The Impact of Immigration on U.S. Physics, 1999

Box 9

Folder 1

The Impact of the Laser on Contemporary Physics, 1999

Folder 2

Industrial Research: Past, Present, and Future, 1999

Folder 3

International Cooperation in Science, 1999

Box 10

Folder 1

Keynote: Friedman, Eisenstein, Brinkman, Richardson, 1999

Folder 2

Milestones in Polymer Physics, 1999

Folder 3

Neutrinos, 1999

Folder 4

Opening Session/Bromley, 1999

Box 11

Folder 1

Physics in the 20th Century: The Revolution - Quantum Mechanics and Relativity, 1999

Folder 2

Physics in the 20th Century: World War II, Accelerators, and the Rise of High-energy Physics, 1999

Folder 3

Plasma Physics in the 20th Century: From Fundamental Physics to Applications, 1999

Box 12

Folder 1

Plenary Session I (Weinberg, Varmus, Birnbaum), 1999

Folder 2

Plenary Session II (Narayanamurti, Good, Klein), 1999

Folder 3

Pop Physics: Fractals and Scaling, 1999

Folder 4

Pop Physics: Nonsense and Non-science, 1999

Folder 5

Pop Physics: The Physics of Baseball, 1999

Folder 6

Pop Physics: The Physics of Brass Instruments, 1999

Folder 7

Pop Physics: The Physics of Dance, 1999

Folder 8

Pop Physics: Sunlight and Ice Crystals, 1999

Folder 9

Precision Measurement in Atomic Physics: A Window into Fundamental Interactions, 1999

Box 13

Folder 1

Presidential Science Advisors Panel, 1999

Folder 2

Quantum Many-Body Phenomena, 1999

Folder 3

Rabi: Physicist and Citizen, 1999

Folder 4

Physic Education: Research and Innovation in Physics Education towards the 21st Century, 1999

Box 14

Folder 1

Science Policy for a New Millennium, 1999

Folder 2

Science with Accelerators, Storage Rings, and Light Sources, 1999

Folder 3

The Search for the Ultimate Structure of Matter, 1999

Box 15

Folder 1

Spontaneous Pattern Formation in Fluids, 1999

Folder 2

Statistical and Multi-disciplinary Physics, 1999

Folder 3

The Natural Standards, 1999

Folder 4

The Three-Body Problem in Atomic, Molecular, and Nuclear Physics, 1999

Box 16

Folder 1

Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics, 1999

Folder 2

Timeline Wallchart Launch, 1999

Folder 3

Celebrate a Century, 1999

Box 17

Folder 1

1998 Nobel Prize Winners: Kohn, Laughlin, Pople, Stormer, 1999

Folder 2

Nobel Luncheon, 1999

Folder 3

Meet a Laureate, 1999

Folder 4

Physics Teachers Interviews, 1999

Box 18

Folder 1

Bulletin of the American Physical Society (APS) Centennial Meeting Part I, 1999

Folder 2

Bulletin of the American Physical Society (APS) Centennial Meeting Part II, 1999

Folder 3

Centennial Speakers, 1999

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